"..we will permit the people in MEDINA to evacuate..."
Pray, what is the point of vaporizing the city if all the vermin inhabiting it are allowed to evacuate first? The war is not with buildings, but with ideas (or viruses) and with their human-shaped carriers.
Let the Arabs dig up their terrorist brethren and turn them in. After that, the Arab terrorists will know that they will have no support system and die off. In the end, it will save us a lot of work.
My primary goal would be to end the terrorist attacks for all time with a moderate approach than to continue it for all time with an unwarranted approach. We don't need a "Remember the Alamo" being replaced with "Remember Mecca" unless they choose other wise.